Abies alba genomic raw sequence reads

Climate change is compromising the survival of a wide variety of drought-sensitive trees across the world. Silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) is among the species showing signs of forest dieback and increased mortality rates as drought events have worsen in frequency and severity. The combination of genetic data with environmental factors and dendrochronology can help provide a comprehensive vision of how genomes are shaped by their interactions with the environment, and how much of an impact they make on functional traits and growth patterns. Therefore, genome sequencing methods, such as ddRADseq, offer an excellent opportunity to generate genomic information and discover new molecular markers, namely SNPs. In addition, SNP data can be used to predict genetic offset caused by climate change and help design effective conservation plans.